Bill 580/2015 has been approved in the Constitution and Justice Committee and now proceeds to a full session of the Senate; text still needs to pass through the Lower House
Conectas, Article 19 and IBCCrim petition the Public Prosecutor’s Office and international bodies to call for measures from the São Paulo government after a series of violations
Criticized by the Minister of Justice, the measure is intended to divide the work between two judges and is defended as a mechanism to prevent biased decisions